Pine Avenue students will enjoy a trip around the world for March is Reading month!

Miss Eddy's class enjoyed having their reading class outside on Monday, March 4, 2024.
First day of swim for the classes in the second session from Hillcrest! We are so thankful to have a pool and to have this opportunity at Alma Public Schools!


March is Reading Month means lot of guest readers at Hillcrest!! Today, we were thankful to have guests from Gratiot-Isabella RESD share stories with our students!






Congrats to the Alma High School Concert Band and Director, Mr. Tim Newman, for earning a Division 1 rating by earning straight 1's at the MSBOA District Festival.




March is here which means.......MARCH IS READING MONTH is upon us!!!
Check out this link from Gratiot/Isabella United Way with stories read aloud by people from all over the community!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AIxsV2_9wqXYaha-pLr7pDGkAmjFDbm
We are ready for some fun tomorrow!!

APS is hiring a Junior Varsity Softball Coach!
*Please see our website for posting.*
Family Engagement Night - Free for all PreK-5th grade Panthers and their families!

Friday, March 1st:

Third Graders having a BLAST at CMU at the Michigan History Museum and STEM lab MakerSpace! All classes will be going this week!





At approximately 11:35-11:45, Pine Avenue, DLPMS, and Alma High School went into secure mode under the advisement of the Alma Police Department as they handled a non-school-related matter. Regular schedules have resumed.
Here is a link to a video from Center of Excellence in STEM Education from CMU featuring Hillcrest students!
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/GtP5KZzdxhQED2nx/?mibextid=xCPwDs
A big part of our Shared Reading lessons at the elementary level is Partner Reading. This helps to build reading fluency and reading comprehension.



First grade classes read the book Thunder Cake in class this week as part of their ELA lessons. They were able to bake the cake and eat it as well! Bringing books to life!



A "Band Spectacular" show tonight! Congratulations students on an amazing performance.

Second grade students using response cards as part of their word study in Book Worms Shared Reading lessons!


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Great evening of music by all the APS bands!






Great evening of music by all the APS bands!






